Topics: Risk management and insurance for new media production and distribution can be tricky. Learn about the types of risks that insurance can protect you from, whether you need insurance if you’re a hobbyist or a media professional, key terminology in entertainment insurance contracts that you should look for, tips on working with your insurance broker, what a “producer’s package” means and should include, differences between “general” liability and “media” liability, how to read an insurance policy properly (that is, back to front), and even how to negotiate insurance terms that you would like changed.

Credits: Josh Pike, Producer. Music for this episode is licensed from Magnatune. (Artist: Burnshee Thornside; Album: The Art Of Not Blending In; Song: Can I Be A Star.) Special thanks to Creative Commons and Alex Roberts for the logo design, and to Bill Streeter for getting this site designed and rolling for us.

Feedback: We would very much like to hear from you and get your feedback on this new podcast series. Things you like, don’t like, or questions you have that you’d like answered in a future episode are welcome. Please send us your feedback and questions by emailing us at colette [at] rulesfortherevolution [dot] com.

Ed,
yes, he should. That’s his job. However, if I were walking in your shoes I would not contact just any broker. It is always better to ask someone you trust – a neighbour, a friend, a colleague – for an advice. They probably have some good (or bad) experience that they can share with you.

[...] I’m late to this particular show but Colette Vogels’s Rules for the Revolution podcast has a fantastic episode talking about new media insurance. For those of you who are convinced this is what you want to do (and can’t be talked out of it), it is worth your time to listen to this show. Particularly if you have enough assets that getting them sued out from under will really ruin your life and you are a professional podcaster, spend the half-hour listening to this show. Really, do it. [...]